Sean Smith

Tuesday’s 4 p.m. ET deadline to use franchise and transition tags has now passed and overall there weren’t any surprises when it comes to the ten teams who decided to use the league’s unrestricted free agent mechanisms. As expected, linebacker Von Miller received the exclusive version of the franchise tag…

With free agency looming, we are getting our first idea of what cornerbacks are aiming for on the market. And the short answer is – a lot. Janoris Jenkins reportedly turned down a 5 year, $45 million deal from the St. Louis Rams and then proceeded to fire his agent,…

Now that the 2015-2016 season is officially over, the offseason will start moving very quickly into the new league year which is now one month away. Prior to the start of the new league year, however, NFL teams will need to designate any franchise or transition players starting on February…

The Pittsburgh Steelers are in fairly good shape from a salary cap standpoint as they enter the offseason and after several restructures are taken care next month, the team might have enough room to go after a free agent or two. However, if you think the team will go after a…

The Pittsburgh Steelers will play the 1-5 Kansas City Chiefs Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium and below are seven key things that I believe they will need to do in the game in order to come away with a road win. Earn deep R-E-S-P-E-C-T – Even though the Steelers main concern…

This year, Jon Ledyard and I will be collaborating our scouting reports. We’ll play to our strengths – he’ll be focusing on the individuals while I’ll be looking at overall scheme. These reports will be broken down into two articles, one for offense and one for defense. Our reports for…

The weekly All-22 primer of things I’ll be keeping in the back of my mind when watching the Coaches Tape of the Pittsburgh Steelers victory over the Kansas City Chiefs. – A couple of people have correctly pointed it out on Twitter. Ben Roethlisberger played a really good game. He…

Scouting report on the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Week 16 opponent, the Kansas City Chiefs. OFFENSE – Alex Smith leads the bunch. You can call him a “game manager” and it’s true this isn’t a vertical offense but he’s still been a good QB. After throwing three picks in Week One, he’s…

The Kansas City Chiefs final injury report of the week was released Friday afternoon and it looks like they will have everyone available to them Sunday for their game at Heinz Field against the Pittsburgh Steelers. As expected, wide receiver Dwayne Bowe (illness) and linebacker Tamba Hali (knee) ended the…

The Kansas City Chiefs Thursday injury report was released a few hours ago and as they continue to prepare to play the Pittsburgh Steelers Sunday at Heinz Field, they are doing so with two of their starters sidelined. Wide receiver Dwayne Bowe (illness), linebacker Tamba Hali (knee) and defensive end…

The Kansas City Chiefs have now released their first injury report of the week as they prepare to play the Pittsburgh Steelers Sunday at Heinz Field and it shows that three players sat out Wednesday’s practice. Not practicing Wednesday were wide receiver Dwayne Bowe (illness), defensive tackle Jaye Howard (illness,…

Pittsburgh Steelers unrestricted free agent cornerback Keenan Lewis is visiting with the New Orleans Saints on Thursday and Adam Schefter of ESPN is reporting via Twitter that a deal is close to being finalized and could be done as soon as today. The price tag for cornerbacks remains low as…

The first day of free agency in the 2013 NFL league year has come and gone and Pittsburgh Steelers unrestricted free agent cornerback Keenan Lewis remains unsigned. Is that surprising? No, not really, considering how flooded the cornerback free agent market seems to be at this moment. Heading into Wednesday…

With the legal tampering period now in full swing, prior to the start of the new league year, several reports are starting surface regarding teams that are interested in a few of the Pittsburgh Steelers unrestricted free agents Lane Adkins of the Orange and Brown Report posted on Twitter Saturday…

Will the Philadelphia Eagles release or trade cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha over the course of the next few days? Asomugha, who is scheduled to earn a base salary in 2013 of $15 million, could potentially be free agent competition for Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Keenan Lewis if he winds up being released….